Fibonacci Numbers Solar Panels

Plenty of us head into the woods to find inspiration.

Fibonacci numbers solar panels.

An anonymous reader tips news of 7th grader aidan dwyer who used phyllotaxis the way leaves are arranged on plant stems in nature as inspiration to arrange an array of solar panels in a way that generates 20 50 more energy than a uniform flat panel array aidan wrote i designed and built my own test model copying the fibonacci pattern of an oak tree. Looking at the fibonacci series which describes spirals he also noticed that tree leaves adhered to the spiral sequence. Aidan replicated the fibonacci sequence in trees to invent a new way of harnessing solar energy. This led him to propose arranging solar panels like oak trees leaves a manner which would be 20 to 50 percent more efficient energy wise.

Fibonacci pattern of solar cells. So to jump to the thought that fibonacci numbers explain why trees are built the way they are and further conclude that solar panels ought to be arranged that way well it s an interesting. The american museum of natural history rewarded him with a young naturalist award. Aidan dwyer 13 went to the woods and had a eureka moment that could be a major breakthrough in solar panel design.